Shopping On A Rainy Afternoon

by Pedro L Gili

Title

Shopping On A Rainy Afternoon

Artist

Pedro L Gili

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Art

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Winner in "Umbrella Contest" FAA contest, 1st place, February 2013.
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'If it rains on my parade, I'll just dance in it.'

A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in a large department store. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. Dozens of shoppers all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the store.

Everyone waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up their hurried day. Some were mesmerized by the beauty of the rainfall.

A mother and her child were near the front of the crowd. The Mother appeared to be lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Perhaps memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child were pouring in her mind as the rain poured down; remembering these times as a welcome reprieve from the worries of her day.

The little voice was so sweet as it broke through the grumbles of the group 'Mom, let's run through the rain,' she said.

'What?' her Mother asked. 'Lets run through the rain!' She repeated.

'No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit,' Mom replied.

This young child waited about another minute and repeated: 'Mom, let's run through the rain.'

'We'll get soaked if we do,' Mom said.

'No, we won't, Mom... That's not what you said this morning,' the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.

'This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?'

'Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'

The entire crowd stopped dead silent. You couldn't hear anything but the rain. Everyone stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.

The Mother paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life. A time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.

'Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God let's us get wet, well, maybe we just needed washing,' the Mom said.

Then off they ran. The rest of the crowd all stood watching, smiling and laughing as the Mother and her child darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case they got soaked.

And then they were followed by a few others who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.

And yes they might have gotten wet. They might have needed washing.

Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, your money, your health and sometimes your physical life. You can feel disappointment, hurt, and grief. You might have days of dark clouds and rain.

And what you will still have is NOW, this moment.

This moment to reflect on great memories.
This moment to think about new ideas.
This moment to remember your accomplishments, what you are proud of about yourself.
This moment to start a new direction, make a new choice.
This moment to take a new risk and run in the rain. You might get wet and you might just have fun in the process.
You don't know until you do it.

Sandye

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Note: The "Fine Art America" watermark does not appear in the final print.
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November 24th, 2012

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